Social Development in Australia

160 indicators covering social development for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2004 31st
Age of full democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 1st
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 9.6% 2030 down 27.3% 124th
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 2.08 million 2030 down 20.7% 59th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 8.7% 2020 down 9.1% 181st
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 19.3% 2020 up 0.7% 183rd
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 44.8% 2020 down 3.9% 75th
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 80.7% 2020 down 0.2% 4th
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 10.6% 2020 up 10.6% 109th
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 39.4% 2020 down 1.7% 17th
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 27.7 2020 down 7.1% 67th
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 12.76 2020 down 7.1% 67th
Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 22.34 2020 down 7.3% 24th
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 4th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 9.0% 2030 down 28.6% 119th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 9.6% 2030 down 27.3% 115th
Public and private social expenditure 17.07 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 1.4% 25th
Social expenditure aggregates 17.07 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 1.4% 25th
Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th
Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 37.56 2024 up 68.4% 99th
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 104th
Age of democracy 118 years 2018 up 9.3% 6th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 158,319 National currency 2024 up 93.1% 22nd
Homicides, by sex of the victim 71 homicides 2023 down 24.5% 47th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 11.3% 105th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 158,319 National currency 2024 up 93.1% 17th
Press Freedom Index 19.79 2021 up 29.9% 153rd
Age of liberal democracy 108 years 2025 up 10.2% 3rd
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 42.2% 2025 up 54.0% 41st
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 3.87 2016 down 16.4% 34th
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 23 2024 down 25.8% 19th
Trust in government 49.0% 2024 up 4.3% 16th
Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 155.08 million 2016 up 3,346.3% 6th
Homicide rate from firearms 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 33.5% 66th
Homicides by firearm 25 homicides 2023 down 24.2% 41st
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 48.5% 2022 up 6.5% 8th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 48.5% 2022 up 6.5% 8th
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 31.3% 2022 down 17.1% 34th
Total number of indoor cinemas 513 2017 up 5.8% 12th
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 2.3% 2015 down 11.5% 9th